Erie County, Pennsylvania

Erie County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Pennsylvania
Administrative headquarters :	Erie
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Erie County Courthouse 140 West Sixth Street Erie, PA 16501
Foundation :	March 12, 1800
Made up from:	Allegheny County
Area code :	001 814
Demographics
Residents :	280,843  (2000)
Population density :	135.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	4036 km²
Water surface :	1959 km²
map
Website : www.eriecountygov.org

Erie County is a county in the US state of Pennsylvania . At the 2000 census , the county had 280,843 residents and a population density of 135 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Erie .

history

The county was formed on March 12, 1800, and finally organized in 1803. It was named after the Erie Indians .

42 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of July 23, 2018).

geography

The county has an area of ​​4036 square kilometers, of which 1959 square kilometers are water. Erie County is bordered on the southwest by Ashtabula County ( Ohio ), on the south by Crawford County , in the east on Chautauqua County ( New York ), in the southeast of Warren County and the north by Lake Erie .

Population development

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1900	98,473		-
1910	115,517		17.3%
1920	153,536		32.9%
1930	175.277		14.2%
1940	180,889		3.2%
1950	219,388		21.3%
1960	250,682		14.3%
1970	263,654		5.2%
1980	279.780		6.1%
1990	275,572		-1.5%
2000	280.845		1.9%
1900-1990 2000

Map of Erie County

Cities and towns

Albion Amity Township Avonia Concord Township Conneaut Township Corry Cranesville Edinboro Elgin Elk Creek Township Erie Fairview Township Franklin Township Girard Township	Girard Greene Township Greenfield Township Harborcreek Township Lake City Lawrence Park Township Lawrence Park LeBoeuf Township McKean Township McKean Mill Village Millcreek Township North East Township	North East Northwest Harborcreek Platea Springfield Township Summit Township Union City Union Township Venango Township Washington Township Waterford Township Waterford Wattsburg Wayne Township Wesleyville

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Erie County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
2. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 96 .
3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 23, 2018.
4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
5. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

Web links

Commons : Erie County, Pennsylvania  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 42 ° 6 ′  N , 80 ° 6 ′  W